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IN RE SPENCER

No. COA14-143.

762 S.E.2d 637 (2014)

In the matter of James SPENCER.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

September 2, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Attorney General Roy Cooper , by Assistant Attorney General Josephine Tetteh , for the State.

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP, Raleigh, by Matthew W. Wolfe and Robert A. Leandro , for petitioner-appellee Holly Hill Hospital.

Appellate Defender Staples S. Hughes , by Assistant Appellate Defender Mary Cook , for respondent.

McCULLOUGH, Judge.

Respondent James Spencer appeals from an order of the trial court, involuntarily committing him to inpatient treatment for a period not to exceed sixty (60) days. Based on the reasons stated herein, we affirm the order of the trial court.

I. Background

On 20 July 2013, Dr. Sharyn Comeau of Wake Med Hospital filed an affidavit and petition for involuntary commitment, providing that respondent James Spencer was "mentally ill...

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